Admission requirements
See M.A. Art History program guide and Exam regulations.
Description
Current debates in the field of art history centre around such topics as art history versus visual culture and material culture studies; the Euro-American focus of the discipline and the globalizing world; the relationship between history, architectural history, and cultural heritage; the relationship between art and science; the notion of design and decorative arts as a form of material culture. Through these specialist debates runs the issue of two main ways of studying art, i.e. historical (that is primarily informed by the historical study of primary sources) versus theoretical (that is primarily informed by a variety of theories). These topics of debate will be exemplified and discussed in a series of seminar meetings. Students will prepare readings and assignments to discuss in class.
Course objectives
Students will
acquire insight into a variety of theories, debates, and practices in Art History
be able to analyse and understand various scholarly positions and their consequences
position oneself in relation to these
develop skills in oral discussion
present a scholarly paper
Timetable
See the timetable on the department website.
Mode of instruction
Seminar meetings, lectures with discussion, oral presentations.
Assessment method
Oral presentation in a group (25 %)
Written paper of 3.000 words, excl. notes and references (75%)
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for extra readings with the lectures.
Reading list
Donald Preziosi, The art of art history: a critical anthology, Oxford: Oxford University Press 1998.
Robin Osborne, Jeremy Tanner (eds.), Art’s agency and art history, Malden: Blackwell, 2007. [ISBN 1405135387]
Andrew Leach, What is architectural history?, Cambridge: Polity, 2010.
Registration
Students have to register for this course in uSis, the registration system of the university: http://www.usis.leidenuniv.nl. General information about registration in uSis you can find here in Dutch and in English.
Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Study in Leiden website for information on how to apply.
Aanmelden A la carte en Contractonderwijs
Aanmelden voor A la carte: http://hum.leidenuniv.nl/onderwijs/alacarte/over/overalacarte.html
Aanmelden voor Contractonderwijs: http://www.hum.leidenuniv.nl/onderwijs/contractonderwijs/
Contact / information
Please contact the instructor Prof.dr.R.Zwijnenberg,
the study coordinator or the Secretary’s office of Study of Art and Literature at Doelensteeg, E-mail: secrkg@hum.leidenuniv.nl.
Remarks
Provisional Course schedule:
Introduction and Start course on 12 September, 9.15-12 AM
Lectures and discussion of texts in block 1, September-October 9.15-12 AM
Student presentations in November, 9.15-12 AM
Paper due Friday 9 December